Is there a problem with my book description?
A question for the readers.
My first book The Face in The Mirror: a transhuman identity crisis has received only one negative review on Amazon which probably makes me quite fortunate especially with only eight reviews so far. Unfortunately every so often the negative review ends up rated most helpful and tops the list negatively impacting my sales.
The negative review seems to be based on a mismatch between what the reviewer thinks my book ought to be about and the story I actually chose to tell.
My book description is:
What does it mean to be human?
Imagine you're in a horrible accident.
You expect to die!
Instead, you awaken in a body that is not yours.
Not even your own species.
Not even your own gender.
Now you must learn to live and function as a person in a genetically engineered body designed for war. As a member of a society where you are thought of as property and an abomination.
It is a transformation that causes Todd Herschel to reevaluate his sense of self, his gender identity, her sexual orientation, and how humanity relates to its biological creations.
If your brain is in a new body, whose soul do you have?
The reviewers objections are best summed up in his statement,
"The focus and pacing of this book seems to be the culprit. Based on that description you'd think that this would a cerebral, gritty, somewhat bizarre and perhaps action-packed entry to the world of tomorrow."
I don't see how the reviewer got the impression the book would focus on the setting rather than the protagonists psychological journey from that description but based on how many people have rated this review helpful it is a problem.
Can anyone suggest a way to improve my description in such a way as to eliminate the mismatch in expectations?
If you wish to read the full review, as well as the opinions of those that didn't misunderstand what the book was about you can find it @ getbook.at/thefaceinthemirror
My first book The Face in The Mirror: a transhuman identity crisis has received only one negative review on Amazon which probably makes me quite fortunate especially with only eight reviews so far. Unfortunately every so often the negative review ends up rated most helpful and tops the list negatively impacting my sales.
The negative review seems to be based on a mismatch between what the reviewer thinks my book ought to be about and the story I actually chose to tell.
My book description is:
What does it mean to be human?
Imagine you're in a horrible accident.
You expect to die!
Instead, you awaken in a body that is not yours.
Not even your own species.
Not even your own gender.
Now you must learn to live and function as a person in a genetically engineered body designed for war. As a member of a society where you are thought of as property and an abomination.
It is a transformation that causes Todd Herschel to reevaluate his sense of self, his gender identity, her sexual orientation, and how humanity relates to its biological creations.
If your brain is in a new body, whose soul do you have?
The reviewers objections are best summed up in his statement,
"The focus and pacing of this book seems to be the culprit. Based on that description you'd think that this would a cerebral, gritty, somewhat bizarre and perhaps action-packed entry to the world of tomorrow."
I don't see how the reviewer got the impression the book would focus on the setting rather than the protagonists psychological journey from that description but based on how many people have rated this review helpful it is a problem.
Can anyone suggest a way to improve my description in such a way as to eliminate the mismatch in expectations?
If you wish to read the full review, as well as the opinions of those that didn't misunderstand what the book was about you can find it @ getbook.at/thefaceinthemirror
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